Rugby Club ISSUE 86 | Page 100

Beaconsfield FOLLOW FOLLOW US US ONLINE ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG Beaconsfield RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB It has been a fantastic year for Beaconsfield RUFC and the club is working hard to continue to progress. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman of Youth and Vice President Richard Gommo to find out more. He told us, “I have been involved with the club since my sons started playing as U6s, fifteen years ago. Since then, I have been involved with various aspects of the club over the years, from a Mini coach through to the privilege of being Chairman of Youth currently.” “The club has had a quite fantastic year, with Chairman Chris Summers at 100 Issue 86 the helm, and a tireless and enthusiastic committee. We have more than 1,000 members, with 463 Mini players, under the leadership of human dynamo Russ Whitlock, 185 Youth players, and the Senior club consistently fielding three teams. The Firsts secured promotion last year to level 6 and, in possibly an even greater achievement, secured 6th place in the league this year, under the stewardship of Head Coach Simon Tattersall. The Seconds and Thirds also secured promotion, with the Thirds sometimes fielding a very healthy bench of 10-15 players. “One of the key foundations of the club’s Senior successes this season has been the number of Colts and “returners”